What have various Captains?Chief Engineers/Chief Doctors etc done since QE2? eg still worked for Cunard/other ships/lines?/Retired/Sadly passed away etcSome Captains seem to be better documented than othersWhat ship is Capt Perkins on for instance ?Hope this thread might be of interest in building up a general picture

Captain Peter Jackson: Master of the QE2 when she was converted from luxury liner to troop carrier for the Falklands. Captain Peter Jackson, who has died aged 86, was master of the Cunard steamship Queen Elizabeth 2 during the Falklands War

Obituary From the Daily Telegraph 20 January 2009.

With no doubt a most difficult period in QE2's history. Our sympathies to his family

Captain Ian McNaught - Seabourn - which ship?Captain David Perkins - Where is he now?Cruise Director, Warren Smith - Where is he now - he did a stint aboard QM2 in 2009 but have since left Cunard?Chief Engineer Paul Yeoman - Where is he now?

Didn't Martin Harrison work mainly in the old TCR during the steam years?

qe2crew and ship pro, I'd be interested in knowing your positions onboard the QE2 as you obviously knew Martin.Did you both work in the Technical Dept? Perhaps you might know what became of Brian Atkinson (Donkeyman), Mick Earley, Dixie Deane???

I was, for 2 1/2 years, Asst. Officers Steward. Most of that time was in the engineer's accommodation on sun deck. Martin was building a 3 1/2 or 5 inch gauge live steam locomotive, in his spare time. Since My grandfather also built live steam locomotives, we had something in common. He was a very down-to-earth guy. On the QE2's maiden round the world cruise we stopped in Colombo, Sri Lanka. On the quayside, Martin, myself and another engineer found a steam wagon. We expressed an interest to the driver and wound up being driven round the docks on a 1923 steam wagon. I also went scuba diving with Stan Childs, Hal Crook, and "Tug" Wilson. Knew Bob "The Bomb" Venning. Was relief Senior Officers Steward to Doug Ridley, Willie Farmer, Jack Marland and Chief Officer Hutchinson. There are probably more names, will rack the brains to find them.

qe2crew, thanks for the info. I think everyone knew 'Tug' Wilson and Bob Venning didn't they I realised that Martin Harrison was a keen steam enthusiast... he must have felt like a fish out of water after the diesel conversion!I wonder what he's up to these days?Willie Farmer is another name I recall... happy memories.

Just for Info, when Disney came out with their first cruise ships the Magic and Wonder....side note their dimensions were QE2 + 1!..... Disney hijacked quite a few Deck, Engine and Hotel Officers from Cunard.They also got Steve Konstanz former Staff Chief of QE2 as their principal hirer of crew. As my wife worked for Disney Cruise Line at the time we got to do the test voyages. The bridge on the ships had a viewing verandah and you could watch the bridge at work at any time. Remember knocking at the window at one Staff Captain and waving! Cant remember his name but he was so surprised to see me. Under Disney rules interaction with pax was severley limited.

I was watching BBC South West news last night and Tug Wilson made an appearance. Nothing to do with the QE2 unfortunately; the story was about bad drinking water in his home village near Callington, Cornwall. Anyway it is good to know he is still in the land of the living.

It brought back some memories of several rather liquidy lunch time sessions in the chief security officers cabin on 5 Deck, which were generally followed by what Tug described as a deckhead survey.

Don't seem to have any photos of Tug in my collection but have attached a couple of pics. One of me and Bob Venning at a CCP and another of Bob Venning, Bill Cross, Mrs Venning (I think) and myself enjoying one of those liquidy lunches in the chief security officers cabin.

Yes that is Brenda, Bob passed away some years ago I'm told!Many years ago, say 10 I used to exchange e-mails with Bob Lockwood, "Baby Bomb". Now in New Zealand somewhere working as a psychologist! EOD to shrink??

Yes that is Brenda, Bob passed away some years ago I'm told!Many years ago, say 10 I used to exchange e-mails with Bob Lockwood, "Baby Bomb". Now in New Zealand somewhere working as a psychologist! EOD to shrink??

Sad news about Bob, a great man and they were a lovely couple. Did he go South in 82, Rod? I could imagine he'd be in his element.

Reply for Graham Taylor, sorry I can not help with the Purser's, however J. Hodgson is back on board Queen Elizabeth as of 4th December 2013 until 02nd March 2014 as far as I believe. Hope this help's a little bit.

... "Baby Bomb". Now in New Zealand somewhere working as a psychologist! EOD to shrink? ?

Rod, unfortunately you were misinformed there. Baby Bomb (or Robert Lockwood BEM) is Chairman of a large financial services firm (whose parent is internationally known) in Greenlane, NZ. I know for a fact he has been in financial services since at least 1989, when my wife and I met up with him and Sue as we were each visiting the QE2 in Auckland during her 'Round South America and Circle Pacific' cruise. (What were the Trafalgar House marketers thinking of with a boring cruise name like that? Certainly doesn't have the ring of cruises of yore eg: 'Cradle of Civilisation')

'Bob is a Registered Financial Adviser, Chairman and founding Director of AMP Genesis Financial Services. Bob has been in the insurance industry - and with AMP - since 1989 and specialises in business insurance. He is passionate about helping people protect their business and personal assets and providing a secure base for their family’s financial future. In previous lives, Bob was an army bomb disposal expert, for which he was a awarded the BEM, merchant naval officer and human resource manager. Bob is a family man and he and his wife Sue, enjoy following their four children’s sporting activities as well as sailing and taking part in triathlons.'

NZ, and Auckland in particular, seems to have become a haven for ex-merchant navy personnel from around the world, but especially from the UK. The peninsula I live on has a population of 27-28,000. From that number we probably have enough resident sea-farers to fully man at least a couple of good sized ships.